Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Lauderdale). They never let the Blanche Ely Tigers get on the board and left with a 29-0 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Flying L’s in their matchups with the Tigers: they’ve now won four in a row.
Dave Lopez looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Alexander Melachrino
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At the plate, Alexander Melachrino was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Tripp Echarte was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Fort Lauderdale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .689. That’s the best OBP they’ve posted all season.
Fort Lauderdale’s win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Blanche Ely, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Fort Lauderdale will head out to square off against Westminster Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Flying L’s pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lions have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season. As for Blanche Ely, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won’t be playing again for a while. They’ll take on Stranahan at 5:30 p.m. on the 25th.
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